Here’s what I’ve decided: Snooki, the former Nicole Polizzi, and her “poof” are filling a need we Americans have. She’s the overdone, overtly kooky, but loveable ditz in a long line of overdone, overtly kooky, but loveable ditzes. Reigning Queen and my personal favorite: the legendary Charo, the former María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Moquiere de les Esperades Santa Ana Romanguera y de la Najosa Rasten. There is one difference in the two: Charo is really talented. Do your day a favor and check out her 1976 version of “Love Will Keep Us Together” Besides the coochie-coochie jiggle, have you ever heard her play the flamenco guitar? I saw her live at the Dutchess County Fair. And girl can strum. (I’d go Charo in a dance off, but I do wonder if she was really born in 1951 as she claims?)
